As teachers of singing, we want to help our students develop their voices and improve their technique. Our goals include training students to sing smoothly and naturally, and along with that instruction comes the importance of teaching them to pair vocal quality with vocal health. Providing great vocal training must include helping students practice […]

Becoming an accomplished singer doesn’t happen overnight! There is no magic pill that makes us instantly forget all bad habits when we sing. What we need is good and effective instruction by a teacher, and then we need to practice, practice, practice! This way, the new, better voice techniques can eventually become second nature and […]

We asked IVA Master Teacher, Linda Tomkinson thoughts about Sam Smith’s acoustic version of Latch, here’s what she had to say about his voice: This is probably one of the most beautiful male voices I’ve heard, especially in the pop genre. I can honestly say I love everything about his voice. His emotion, his style, […]

If you are a voice teacher who is employed at a voice studio or music school, you’re lucky when it comes to the financial side of things—you only have to wait for your monthly paycheck! But for self-employed voice instructors, it can become a pain in the neck to get students to pay on time. […]

We asked IVA Master Teacher, Kathy Kennedy thoughts about Ariana Grande’s cover of Mariah Carey’s song “Emotions”, here’s what she had to say about her voice: Ariana Grande’s version of “Emotion” is eerily similar to Mariah Carey’s, and pretty much a copy of it, in terms of phrasing and style. It is obvious that Ariana must emulate […]

Our latest teacher story comes from Alexandra Pengler, an IVA Certified Teacher in Sweden: Growing up in a small town in the South of Germany I discovered my passion and talent for singing at an early age and entertained my family and friends anywhere I could – the back of the car, on a school bus, […]

I have been running my teaching studio for a good many years now, and I am very lucky to have been quite successful at it. I know nothing about marketing. I’m not good at bookkeeping. My financial skills are quite basic. I’ve never take a course in business in my entire life. Yet for […]

I have witnessed voice teachers in the past saying things like “I don’t hear any nodules, so you’re fine,” “I can give you some therapeutic exercises that will heal your vocal damage,” or “My diagnosis is you have a polyp and need some vocal rest.” These kinds of comments are always quite concerning to me. […]

Every profession has its tools of the trade, and teaching singing is no different. Whether you are just starting out or already have a thriving studio. In part 1 of this series we talked about some of the equipment required to be a singing teacher. In part 2 we have some more suggestions for you. […]

Every profession has its tools of the trade, and teaching singing is no different. Whether you are just starting out or already have a thriving studio, in part 1 of this series we’ll share some ideas for studio equipment you might consider. Piano This is one of the necessary pieces of equipment every voice teacher […]